Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 16:25:30 +0200 From: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org> To: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: mail/vpopmail FreeBSD port cleanup Message-ID: <20010704162530.A96675@mithrandr.moria.org> In-Reply-To: <20010704172403.B4644@ringworld.oblivion.bg>; from roam@orbitel.bg on Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 05:24:03PM %2B0300 References: <20010704172403.B4644@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
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On Wed 2001-07-04 (17:24), Peter Pentchev wrote: > Hi, > > Attached is a patch to the mail/vpopmail port, which attempts to > accomplish several things: > > 1. Rip out the configure script lines that try to modify > the destination directory. I think this one needs no explanation :) > And no, nothing has broken so far. > > 2. Give the user the ability to override the default username/pass/db > for MySQL usage (I mean, other than editing vmysql.h by hand). > Yep, this could expose the username and password in the clear > environment during the build process; if somebody is afraid of > that, then they should simply not use it, and use the good ol' > editing-vmysql.h-by-hand method. For the rest of us, this is > way more convenient :) > > 3. Give the user the ability to override the default id of 89 > for both the vchkpw group and the vpopmail user. Currently, > the pkg-install script just aborts when pw(8) detects that > the value 89 is already in use (e.g. by the mailman port :) Go for it. (and, alternatively, we can use a different id and register it in the registration place thingie.) Neil -- Neil Blakey-Milner nbm@mithrandr.moria.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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